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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
2
A Worcester conference aims to address the teacher shortage and quality standards. The piece argues teaching must be as attractive as other careers to retain top talent and improve preparation for practical life and national citizenship.
An article argues for inoculation as a preventive measure and notes Middlesex hospital free clinics offering pneumonia smallpox and typhoid inoculations under Prof Rudolph Kohn of Massachusetts Medical School. It recalls progress from superstition to scientifically based prevention and urges public participation despite opposition.
The piece argues birds once kept pests in check, noting declines in bluebirds and robins while English sparrows multiply. It urges protecting and encouraging native birds as unpaid laborers against moths borers and bugs, and laments possible warlike naval activity harming peace. It ends with a wartime dove of peace metaphor.
In Providence Rhode Island neighbors report a house at 207 Pond Street haunted by vocal manifestations in the cellar. Tenants describe a voice crying for food and claiming frightful knowledge as crowds gather daily to witness the strange phenomena. Police investigated but found no physical devices.
The Boston Post recounts Pul-Tul a blood red tuber on South Pacific islands valued by natives as a nourishing staple. It grows like a giant turnip and is fed with decayed plant matter collected by children, soaked in salt water, then absorbed through the leaf stems to nourish the plant.
Port Melbourne improves on the ancient British rite by flying the bounds rather than marching. The mayor and Councilor Page along with a colleague toured by airplane then visited South Melbourne. The Sunday inspection sparks debate over solemn duties and possible backlash. Viewing rutty roads from the air offers a clear advantage despite questions about the method’s propriety.
County Commissioners of Middlesex meet in Maynard to consider relocating Nason Street from Summer Street to Main Street. The move is deemed not for necessity, only common convenience. A meeting is set for April 15, 1920, at 11 am in Maynard Selectmen's Room. The town clerk received notice, with postings and weekly publication in the Maynard Enterprise.
A patron notes portions appear smaller than last summer while the waiter responds that the establishment has actually enlarged. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript reflecting a dining scene and business expansion.
A fragmentary report notes detectives at a house keeping watch while a bride considers gifts. One line mentions eggs in a cage as a curious detail observed by investigators.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court cites heirs and beneficiaries in Concord for Katherine Toomey estate intestate. Petition seeks administration by Mary W Roomey without surety on bond. Hearing set March 30, 1920 at 9 AM in Cambridge Probate Court. Publication to run weekly for three weeks in Concord Enterprise. Signed by Judge George F. Lawton. F M Esty Register. Maurice McWalter attorney. ir10-17-24
Acton residents petition Middlesex County Commissioners to relocate Powder Mills Road from the Concord line to Maynard line with repairs. An order sets a view and hearing at Acton Station of Fitchburg Railroad on April 15, 1920, with notices to be given and published in Acton Enterprise. Clerk William Dillingham oversees the process.
Probate Court at Cambridge set April 5 1920 to consider John Sidney White as executor for Evelina Davis White estate asking letters testamentary without bond. Public notice to heirs and interested parties in Concord Enterprise for three weeks and by mail at least fourteen days before court. Winess George F Lawton Esquire First Judge. F M Esty Register.
The petitioner is directed to give public notice in the Concord Enterprise, a local newspaper in the county. The last publication must occur at least one day before the court session. Witness George F. Lawton Esquire First Judge of the Court. Register M Esty and attorney Maurice McWalter for Petitioner. Concord Mass. 47-24-83 if.
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